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Unpaid Work (Community Payback)Projects
All projects combine hard work and punishment with the chance for the offender to develop important life skills whilst making reparation for their offending. The skills they learn, such as problem solving and how to work as a team, help to reduce the risk of re-offending and so make our communities safer.
To be suitable for unpaid work activity, the project and site must meet the following criteria :-
- it must reduce the fear of crime by making the community a safer place
- it must benefit the local community
- it must not take away paid work from others
- no-one must profit from the work
- it must be worthwhile, constructive and give offenders new skills
- offenders must be putting something back into the community
For further information, please download the CP information leaflet or contact us using the nomination form.
Recent Projects
(click title to view report)
- Heath Recreation Ground clean-up
- Chequers Road, Derby
- Clay Cross Countryside Centre
- Snow clearing - Derby city centre
- Chaddesden Allotments, Derby
- Ability centre, Brampton
- Creswell School
- Long Eaton - graffiti removal
- The Hope project
- Mickelover Meadows, Derby
- The Big Clean-up, Chesterfield
- Allenton Library
- Charity Farm, Swanwick
Offender Comments
Offenders frequently find Community Punishment benefits them through new practical skills or better social skills. The results of their hard work also gives them a much needed boost to self esteem and satisfaction for a job well done.
An example of a comment from an offender is:
"I think that the Community Punishment was a good thing for me now I will think twice about getting into trouble."
Click [here] for more comments from offenders who have completed their Community Payback hours.
Project Recipient Comments
We receive lots of praise for the work we do, the quality of that work and the impact it has for local groups or the community at large. An example is:
"The work has been tremendous, not only in the quantity of work you have got through, but also in the quality of the work."
Clilck [here] for more recipient comments.